This book details the Obama administration's evolving military and political strategies and its struggle to gain an edge against a fierce and relentless enemy. Packed with information to help readers navigate the labyrinth of events leading the U.S. deeper and deeper into Afghanistan, the authors also provide an unflinching critique of the long-term consequences for U.S. world military dominance, and for the stability of the region. Gould and Fitzgerald present a clear and unsparing portrait of how U.S. militarism has worked against our own interests in the AfPak war, and fresh ideas about what can be done to change course before it's too late. -book jacket

Includes index.

Prologue: Fort Del Oro -- The great game for Central Asia, then and now -- Crossing zero -- Creating the Taliban -- AfPak : what is it? -- Obama's Vietnam? -- Metrics -- NATO -- U.S./Pakistan : a history -- Warlords, the Taliban, and Al Qaeda -- Death from above -- Decrypting the Afghan/American agenda -- Closing zero -- Issues, answers, and recommendations -- Epilogue.